Frans Mlambo
IrelandFrans Mlambo, “The Black Mamba”, is a Bantamweight from Ireland with an official record of 15-7. The 15 wins came 4 by knockout, 4 by submission and 7 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision loss to Simbarashe Hokonya at 2025 PFL Africa: Cape Town on 19 July 2025, the second defeat in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2025 | Simbarashe Hokonya | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | 2025 PFL Africa: Cape Town |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Khurshed KakhorovTitle | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 2:32 | 2023 PFL Europe Championship |
| Sep 30, 2023 | Moktar Benkaci | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | 2023 PFL Europe Playoffs |
| Jul 8, 2023 | Rachid El Hazoume | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | 2023 PFL Europe Regular Season: Germany |
| Dec 12, 2021 | Kevin Cordero Lopez | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | Combate Global: Copa Combate 2021 |
| Dec 12, 2021 | Cristian Barraza | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R1 · 5:00 | Combate Global: Copa Combate 2021 |
| Dec 12, 2021 | Jose Zarauz | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R1 · 5:00 | Combate Global: Copa Combate 2021 |
| May 28, 2021 | Jonas Magard | WIN | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R1 | FEN 34: TOTALBet Fight Night |
| Sep 26, 2020 | Cory Tait | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator Europe: Edwards vs. van Steenis |
| Feb 22, 2020 | Ricky Bandejas | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 1:25 | Bellator 240: McCourt vs. Ruis |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Dominique Wooding | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 227: Gallagher vs. Salazar |
| Jun 22, 2019 | Nathan Greyson | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R2 · 4:22 | Bellator 223: Mousasi vs. Lovato Jr. |
| Dec 8, 2018 | Dansheel Moodley | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R1 · - | Brave CF 19 |
| Oct 27, 2018 | Aidan James | LOSS | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 3:42 | Brave CF 17 |
| Jun 9, 2018 | Stephen Loman | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 · 5:00 | Brave CF 13 |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Felipe Efrain | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 3:53 | Brave CF 10 |
| Nov 17, 2017 | Michael Deiga Scheck | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Brave CF 9 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Jalal Al Daaja | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R3 · 3:59 | Brave CF 4 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Stephen Loman | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Brave CF 1 |
| Jun 25, 2016 | Luke Ord | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | M4tC 21 - Supremacy |
| Jan 8, 2016 | Chang Xin Fu | LOSS | KOTKO | R3 | WMA: World MMA Alliance Championship |
Wins, losses and draws are Frans Mlambo’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 21 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Frans Mlambo’s record, in numbers
Frans Mlambo’s record is 15-7, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 22 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 15 wins break down as 4 by knockout, 4 by submission and 7 by decision — 8 of 15 inside the distance, a finish rate of 53%. Across the 21 of 22 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 9 minutes 3 seconds.
Frans Mlambo has been stopped 4 times in the 22 bouts on file — 3 by knockout and 1 by submission — which is 18% of them. The last 2 bouts on file are both losses.
Of the 22 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was for a title and 3 were the main event of the card. One of them has come since October 2024.
Set against the 450 Bantamweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Frans Mlambo has a finish rate above 30% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 32% of them and a two-year bout count above 57% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Frans Mlambo is listed at 5ft 9in and is 35, born 21 May 1991.
These figures are recomputed from Frans Mlambo’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.